The Living Theater, 40 Years Later

The Living Theater, 40 Years Later, at Yale -- Where They Were Arrested

http://blogs.courant.com/curtain/2009/09/the-living-theater-40-years-la.html

By Frank Rizzo
September 2, 2009

In September, 1968 The Living Theatre came to New Haven on the first
stop of its national tour, fresh from a self-imposed exile, and gave
a now-legendary performance of "Paradise Now" (above) at New Haven's
then-new Yale Repertory Theatre, headed by Robert Brustein. It ended
in the arrest of 10 performers and audience members for public
indecency, inckluding theater leaders Julian Beck and Judith Malina.

Now 41 years later, Judith Malina (left) will be joined by general
manager and archivist Thomas S. Walker and administrative director
Brad Burgess for a series of classes and workshops with Yale School
of Drama students.

There will also be a free public screening of "Signals Through the
Flames" and "Resist!", documentaries about the work of The Living
Theatre, which was founded in 1947. The screenings will be held at
the Rep, 1120 Chapel St. on Sept, 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. The
screenings will be followed by discussions and book signings with
Malina, Walker and Burgess.

The Living Theatre's archives are now housed at Yale's Beinecke Rare
Book & Manuscript Library.

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